PinnedParsifal the ScribeIs the Practice of Divination Irrelevant or Dishonest?As I continue to explore the sketchy written history of the early tarot, I frequently encounter the observation that the tarot cards, prior…4 min read·Dec 6, 2021--1--1
Parsifal the ScribeTrumps and Trigrams: A Syncretic ExerciseAUTHOR’S NOTE: In my recent essay (linked below) on syncretism between Western astrology and the I Ching, I correlated the twelve Ptolemaic…4 min read·15 hours ago----
Parsifal the ScribePressure-Points: Triggering a ReactionAUTHOR’S NOTE: I’ll flatter myself by saying that I do some of my best tarot writing (as well as tarot divination) via the use of…2 min read·1 day ago----
Parsifal the ScribeMajor Arcana as Overarching ThemesAUTHOR’S NOTE: While they may imply the potential for “fireworks,” I’m long past the point of treating trump cards in a reading as a…5 min read·2 days ago----
Parsifal the ScribeUp-slopes, Down-slopes and Flat-lines: A Three-Tier Tarot SpreadAUTHOR’S NOTE: Here I’m posing the question “Which of three typical ‘motifs’ will form the core of a tarot reading and have the most to say…5 min read·3 days ago----
Parsifal the ScribeMission Impossible?AUTHOR’S NOTE: “Can tarot really tell the future?”3 min read·4 days ago----
Parsifal the ScribeThe Sevens: “Fearing a Misstep”AUTHOR’S NOTE: This morning I came across a fragment of text by Benebell Wen from a longer translation of one line from the I Ching…4 min read·5 days ago----
Parsifal the Scribe“The Fix is In!” — Invoking Tarot EnergyAUTHOR’S NOTE: This tarot-based technique for magically imposing one’s personal Will on circumstances is based on the concept of i…4 min read·6 days ago----
Parsifal the ScribeSyncretism Unbound: The Octile Horoscope and the TrigramsAUTHOR’S NOTE: I’ve been reading about the origins of the esoteric alignment between the 12-year Chinese zodiac/calendar and the eight…6 min read·May 7, 2024----
Parsifal the ScribePitch-Perfect: Tarot Reading as “Tone Poem”AUTHOR’S NOTE: On nearly every page of Benebell Wen’s book, I Ching, the Oracle: A Practical Guide to the Book of Changes, I encounter…3 min read·May 6, 2024----